[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 21 (Thursday, February 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S531]
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  SA 755. Mr. RISCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 5, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2022 through 2030; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in title IV, add the following:

     SEC. 4___. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST LEGISLATION RELATED TO 
                   EASING RESTRICTIONS ON THE CENTRAL BANK OF 
                   VENEZUELA AND PETROLEOS DE VENEZUELA, S.A., 
                   UNTIL THEY TAKE CONCRETE, MEANINGFUL, AND 
                   VERIFIABLE ACTIONS TO SUPPORT DEMOCRATIC ORDER 
                   AND COMBAT CORRUPTION IN VENEZUELA.

       (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate 
     to consider any bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, 
     amendment between the Houses, or conference report relating 
     to the easing of restrictions imposed on the Central Bank of 
     Venezuela and Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., until the 
     President certifies that the Central Bank of Venezuela and 
     Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., are taking concrete, 
     meaningful, and verifiable actions to support democratic 
     order and combat corruption in Venezuela.
       (b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or 
     suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-
     fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative 
     vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly 
     chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of 
     the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Sunset.--This section shall cease to have force or 
     effect on October 18, 2025.
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